Category: BUSINESS

Nippon Express Co., Ltd. has been ranked fifth in the Delivery Industry category of the 2021 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” published by the American business magazine Fortune to become ... ( read original story ...)

With Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledging to bring Japan's carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050, a growing number of Japanese companies are looking at how they can make a bigger contribution ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese public broadcaster NHK, via its business arm NHK Enterprises, has acquired local rights to 'Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles.' ... ( read original story ...)

From a high of 22,000 in 1989, arcades in Japan now number fewer than 4,000 – even Gaming giant Sega sold off 85 per cent of its arcade business in November. ( read original story ...)

Japan's cuddly bear character Rilakkuma, who has captured the hearts of children and adults alike with his laidback demeanour, sits on the shelves of a swanky department store in the capital, flanked ... ( read original story ...)

Despite Covid-19’s devastating impact on travel last year, the beauty house generated more revenue in the travel channel than in the Americas—but 2021 is another story. ( read original story ...)

Thanks to the Prestigious Free Electrons Program, Norwegian Tech Company Disruptive Technologies Pilots Solution with TEPCO, Bringing Sustainable IoT to Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese cosmetics major Shiseido Company saw its financial performance continue to dip in the fourth quarter, resulting in a 18.6% decrease in net sales and an 86.9% loss in operating profits for the ... ( read original story ...)

Now we have to close at 8 pm which means we lose our four most profitable hours.” “The government is doing nothing to help us out of this hopeless situation,” he added. “Our income has gone down by ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ambition to hold a successful Olympic Games in the face of the pandemic looks increasingly imperiled, after a top official’s sexist remarks undercut public support and sparked rare criticism ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine next week, with medical experts at the pandemic’s frontlines the first recipients. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Games organizing committee (TOCOG ... Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the influential business lobby Keidanren, initially refrained from commenting but later said: "I feel that that's what ... ( read original story ...)